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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
Nevada

Nevada's senior poverty rate is 10.4%, and 24.3% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 17 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

10.4%

Senior poverty (65+)

24.3%

Seniors living alone

37.2%

Senior SNAP take-up

$58,830

Senior median income

Nevada by county

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Toggle between five ACS metrics to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within Nevada. Hover a county for its exact value.

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Nevada at a glance

Seniors in poverty

54K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

10.4%

Ages 65+

Living alone

24.3%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

37.2%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$58,830

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.31

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 17 counties in Nevada.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Lander 16.7%
  2. 2 Humboldt 16.3%
  3. 3 Eureka 14.8%
  4. 4 Lyon 13.0%
  5. 5 Nye 12.5%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Storey 32.2%
  2. 2 Churchill 29.7%
  3. 3 Carson 29.5%
  4. 4 White Pine 29.2%
  5. 5 Humboldt 28.9%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Clark 355K
  2. 2 Washoe 84K
  3. 3 Nye 16K
  4. 4 Douglas 16K
  5. 5 Lyon 13K

Every county in Nevada

All 17 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Carson 10.0% 29.5% 35.3% $55,741 11,587 0.42
Churchill 8.4% 29.7% 45.4% $49,595 4,925 0.39
Clark 10.6% 23.9% 36.2% $57,985 354,793 0.31
Douglas 5.4% 16.6% 53.4% $78,200 15,628 0.05
Elko 10.7% 23.2% 25.1% $51,050 6,731 0.29
Esmeralda 3.5% 18.4% 93.9% $46,563 255 0.02
Eureka 14.8% 12.2% 15.8% $68,523 384 0.27
Humboldt 16.3% 28.9% 38.2% $40,698 2,742 0.55
Lander 16.7% 14.1% 31.0% $43,358 735 0.31
Lincoln 5.7% 26.4% 26.9% $55,375 813 0.25
Lyon 13.0% 24.9% 52.4% $54,842 13,146 0.39
Mineral 7.6% 28.1% 40.2% $50,255 1,201 0.33
Nye 12.5% 20.3% 47.7% $45,236 16,343 0.27
Pershing 7.8% 21.1% 42.4% $57,560 935 0.18
Storey 11.5% 32.2% 60.6% $68,221 1,616 0.52
Washoe 9.9% 27.0% 39.2% $68,092 84,353 0.36
White Pine 7.4% 29.2% 16.7% $44,828 1,659 0.35

Senior food help in Nevada

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

Nevada senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Nevada, and benefit amounts.

Nevada SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Nevada's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

Nevada food pantries